Is It Possible for Skin to Not Reattach to Cartilage After Rhinoplasty?

July 9, 2011
Asked By:11704 in Lindenhurst

I had a poor rhinoplasty 5 years ago leaving me with collapsed upper lateral cartilages and agressive removal of lower lateral cartilages.When I pinch my nose I cannot feel any cartilage support at all supporting my nostrils and sidewall of nose.My skin is average thickness and very loose since the rhinoplasty.Is it possible that the skin did not reattach to any cartilage and formed scar tissue(because the cartilage was collapsed/removed)causing this to happen?Is it repairable with a revision?

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